progscrape: neuroscience

Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented by tackling modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking, low education or social isolation, but new research suggests current public health approaches are falling short of driving real behaviour change.

31 days ago curtin.edu.au neuroscience

Research has found children born during the first COVID-19 lockdown in England had lower reported levels of executive function - crucial skills involved in making plans…

18 days ago eurekalert.org covid neuroscience

How different types of exercise impact mood and brain chemistry

15 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

EEG study found the autistic brain is characterized by higher levels of background electrical activity, often described as neural noise, which corresponds with greater difficulties in real-world communication among children with autism spectrum disorder.

6 days ago psypost.org autism brain neuroscience

The brains of blind people reorganize themselves: High-Resolution MRI Technology Reveals Brain Structure in Blind People

19 days ago mpg.de brain neuroscience

Brain autopsy reveals Alzheimer’s drug only clears some brain regions

18 days ago sciencealert.com brain neuroscience

Just like other teens, many teens on the autism spectrum hope for new friends, maybe even a romantic relationship

19 days ago med.stanford.edu autism neuroscience

Quotation marks change how the brain processes political language

16 days ago frontiersin.org brain neuroscience

Brain scans of 5,832 adolescents (8-11 years) found stronger amygdala responses to emotional faces predicted different social outcomes two years later: increased amygdala activity for girls predicted more involvement with their peers…

18 days ago ucdavis.edu brain neuroscience

Neuroscientists shed light on the illusion of learning from short videos

26 days ago psypost.org neuroscience video

Different forms of intelligence show unique genetic links to psychiatric conditions

26 days ago psypost.org genetics neuroscience

A study of 30,000 middle-aged and older adults found that larger tissue volume in six key brain regions, along with higher education, strongly predicts better working memory performance

22 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

Researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute have helped uncover a new clue about how the skin detects harmless warmth and cool

16 days ago qbi.uq.edu.au brain neuroscience

Phased pruning in neural networks recapitulates selectivity–fragility trade-offs in brain development

20 days ago doi.org brain neuroscience

A research team at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have highlighted how acetylcholine signalling interacts with dopamine pathways in the brain, findings that may help explain how a new class of schizophrenia treatments works, offering an alternative to traditional antipsychotics

11 days ago qbi.uq.edu.au brain neuroscience

Emerging evidence links tire pollution to Alzheimer’s risk: A chemical called 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), which forms when shaved-off tire particles come into contact with ozone, might interfere with inner workings of the brain cells…

26 days ago eurekalert.org brain neuroscience

Researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute have discovered tiny mobile structures in brain cells called vaults can carry RNA between different parts of a neuron…

30 days ago qbi.uq.edu.au brain neuroscience

Human embryonic stem cell-derived dopaminergic cells for Parkinson’s disease: a phase 1/2 open-label trial | Nature Medicine

22 days ago nature.com disease neuroscience trial

New study suggests it would be better for experts to focus on a broad constellation of traits (a “neurodevelopmental spectrum”) to identify potential challenges and support children and young people, rather than looking at individual conditions like autism…

29 days ago qmul.ac.uk autism neuroscience

New study demonstrates, for the first time, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) has impaired glymphatic function which is responsible for clearing the brain of metabolic waste products and is mostly active during sleep, which can lead to various symptoms including brain fog.

29 days ago news.griffith.edu.au brain neuroscience

ADHD and autism diagnoses have increased: New study points to broader diagnoses as an explanation

31 days ago news.ku.dk autism neuroscience

Neurobiologists Improve Symptoms of Huntington’s Disease with Targeted Brain Stimulation in Mice: « International team identifies disrupted neural circuits behind the disorder, then applies cutting-edge technique to restore more normal brain activity and improve movement

24 days ago today.ucsd.edu brain disease neuroscience

Ultra-processed foods linked to lower memory and concentration in young adults

39 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

Scientists reverse autism-like symptoms in mice

33 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

THC and endocannabinoids produce anxiety-like behavior in mice by inhibiting anterior cingulate cortex neurons that project to the striatum

45 days ago nature.com neuroscience

Copper transport drug restores memory and clears toxic Alzheimer's proteins

48 days ago monash.edu neuroscience

Neuroimaging study of adolescents with ADHD found age-related increases in glutamate levels in the prefrontal cortex